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QUEUE(3) Library Functions Manual QUEUE(3)
NAMESLIST_HEAD, SLIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER, SLIST_ENTRY, SLIST_FIRST,
SLIST_EMPTY, SLIST_NEXT, SLIST_FOREACH, SLIST_FOREACH_SAFE, SLIST_INIT,
SLIST_INSERT_AFTER, SLIST_INSERT_HEAD, SLIST_REMOVE_AFTER,
SLIST_REMOVE_HEAD, SLIST_REMOVE, LIST_HEAD, LIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER,
LIST_ENTRY, LIST_FIRST, LIST_EMPTY, LIST_NEXT, LIST_FOREACH,
LIST_FOREACH_SAFE, LIST_INIT, LIST_INSERT_AFTER, LIST_INSERT_BEFORE,
LIST_INSERT_HEAD, LIST_REMOVE, LIST_REPLACE, LIST_MOVE, SIMPLEQ_HEAD,
SIMPLEQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER, SIMPLEQ_ENTRY, SIMPLEQ_FIRST, SIMPLEQ_EMPTY,
SIMPLEQ_NEXT, SIMPLEQ_LAST, SIMPLEQ_FOREACH, SIMPLEQ_FOREACH_SAFE,
SIMPLEQ_INIT, SIMPLEQ_INSERT_AFTER, SIMPLEQ_INSERT_HEAD,
SIMPLEQ_INSERT_TAIL, SIMPLEQ_REMOVE_AFTER, SIMPLEQ_REMOVE_HEAD,
SIMPLEQ_REMOVE, SIMPLEQ_CONCAT, TAILQ_HEAD, TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER,
TAILQ_ENTRY, TAILQ_FIRST, TAILQ_NEXT, TAILQ_LAST, TAILQ_PREV,
TAILQ_EMPTY, TAILQ_FOREACH, TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE, TAILQ_FOREACH_REVERSE,
TAILQ_FOREACH_REVERSE_SAFE, TAILQ_INIT, TAILQ_INSERT_AFTER,
TAILQ_INSERT_BEFORE, TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD, TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL, TAILQ_REMOVE,
TAILQ_REPLACE, TAILQ_CONCAT, STAILQ_HEAD, STAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER,
STAILQ_ENTRY, STAILQ_FIRST, STAILQ_EMPTY, STAILQ_NEXT, STAILQ_LAST,
STAILQ_FOREACH, STAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE, STAILQ_INIT, STAILQ_INSERT_AFTER,
STAILQ_INSERT_HEAD, STAILQ_INSERT_TAIL, STAILQ_REMOVE_HEAD,
STAILQ_REMOVE, STAILQ_CONCAT, -- implementations of singly-linked lists,
lists, simple queues, tail queues, and singly-linked tail queues
SYNOPSIS#include<sys/queue.h>SLIST_HEAD(HEADNAME, TYPE);
SLIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER(head);
SLIST_ENTRY(TYPE);
TYPE*SLIST_FIRST(SLIST_HEAD*head);
intSLIST_EMPTY(SLIST_HEAD*head);
TYPE*SLIST_NEXT(TYPE*elm, SLIST_ENTRYNAME);
SLIST_FOREACH(TYPE*var, SLIST_HEAD*head, SLIST_ENTRYNAME);
SLIST_FOREACH_SAFE(TYPE*var, SLIST_HEAD*head, SLIST_ENTRYNAME,
TYPE*tmp);
SLIST_INIT(SLIST_HEAD*head);
SLIST_INSERT_HEAD(SLIST_HEAD*head, TYPE*elm, SLIST_ENTRYNAME);
SLIST_INSERT_AFTER(TYPE*listelm, TYPE*elm, SLIST_ENTRYNAME);
SLIST_REMOVE(SLIST_HEAD*head, TYPE*elm, TYPE, SLIST_ENTRYNAME);
SLIST_REMOVE_HEAD(SLIST_HEAD*head, SLIST_ENTRYNAME);
LIST_HEAD(HEADNAME, TYPE);
LIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER(head);
LIST_ENTRY(TYPE);
TYPE*LIST_FIRST(LIST_HEAD*head);
TYPE*LIST_NEXT(TYPE*elm, LIST_ENTRYNAME);
intLIST_EMPTY(LIST_HEAD*head);
LIST_FOREACH(TYPE*var, LIST_HEAD*head, LIST_ENTRYNAME);
LIST_FOREACH_SAFE(TYPE*var, LIST_HEAD*head, LIST_ENTRYNAME,
TYPE*tmp);
LIST_INIT(LIST_HEAD*head);
LIST_INSERT_AFTER(TYPE*listelm, TYPE*elm, LIST_ENTRYNAME);
LIST_INSERT_BEFORE(TYPE*listelm, TYPE*elm, LIST_ENTRYNAME);
LIST_INSERT_HEAD(LIST_HEAD*head, TYPE*elm, LIST_ENTRYNAME);
LIST_REMOVE(TYPE*elm, LIST_ENTRYNAME);
LIST_REPLACE(TYPE*elm, TYPE*new, LIST_ENTRYNAME);
LIST_MOVE(LIST_HEAD*head1, LIST_HEAD*head2);
SIMPLEQ_HEAD(HEADNAME, TYPE);
SIMPLEQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(head);
SIMPLEQ_ENTRY(TYPE);
TYPE*SIMPLEQ_FIRST(SIMPLEQ_HEAD*head);
intSIMPLEQ_EMPTY(SIMPLEQ_HEAD*head);
TYPE*SIMPLEQ_NEXT(TYPE*elm, SIMPLEQ_ENTRYNAME);
TYPE*SIMPLEQ_LAST(SIMPLEQ_HEAD*head, TYPE*elm, SIMPLEQ_ENTRYNAME);
SIMPLEQ_FOREACH(TYPE*var, SIMPLEQ_HEAD*head, SIMPLEQ_ENTRYNAME);
SIMPLEQ_FOREACH_SAFE(TYPE*var, SIMPLEQ_HEAD*head, SIMPLEQ_ENTRYNAME,
TYPE*tmp);
SIMPLEQ_INIT(SIMPLEQ_HEAD*head);
SIMPLEQ_INSERT_HEAD(SIMPLEQ_HEAD*head, TYPE*elm, SIMPLEQ_ENTRYNAME);
SIMPLEQ_INSERT_TAIL(SIMPLEQ_HEAD*head, TYPE*elm, SIMPLEQ_ENTRYNAME);
SIMPLEQ_INSERT_AFTER(SIMPLEQ_HEAD*head, TYPE*listelm, TYPE*elm,
SIMPLEQ_ENTRYNAME);
SIMPLEQ_REMOVE_HEAD(SIMPLEQ_HEAD*head, SIMPLEQ_ENTRYNAME);
SIMPLEQ_REMOVE_AFTER(SIMPLEQ_HEAD*head, TYPE*elm, SIMPLEQ_ENTRYNAME);
SIMPLEQ_REMOVE(SIMPLEQ_HEAD*head, TYPE*elm, TYPE, SIMPLEQ_ENTRYNAME);
SIMPLEQ_CONCAT(SIMPLEQ_HEAD*head1, SIMPLEQ_HEAD*head2);
TAILQ_HEAD(HEADNAME, TYPE);
TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(head);
TAILQ_ENTRY(TYPE);
TYPE*TAILQ_FIRST(TAILQ_HEAD*head);
TYPE*TAILQ_NEXT(TYPE*elm, TAILQ_ENTRYNAME);
TYPE*TAILQ_LAST(TAILQ_HEAD*head, HEADNAME);
TYPE*TAILQ_PREV(TYPE*elm, HEADNAME, TAILQ_ENTRYNAME);
intTAILQ_EMPTY(TAILQ_HEAD*head);
TAILQ_FOREACH(TYPE*var, TAILQ_HEAD*head, TAILQ_ENTRYNAME);
TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(TYPE*var, TAILQ_HEAD*head, TAILQ_ENTRYNAME,
TYPE*tmp);
TAILQ_FOREACH_REVERSE(TYPE*var, TAILQ_HEAD*head, HEADNAME,
TAILQ_ENTRYNAME);
TAILQ_FOREACH_REVERSE_SAFE(TYPE*var, TAILQ_HEAD*head, HEADNAME,
TAILQ_ENTRYNAME, TYPE*tmp);
TAILQ_INIT(TAILQ_HEAD*head);
TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(TAILQ_HEAD*head, TYPE*elm, TAILQ_ENTRYNAME);
TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(TAILQ_HEAD*head, TYPE*elm, TAILQ_ENTRYNAME);
TAILQ_INSERT_AFTER(TAILQ_HEAD*head, TYPE*listelm, TYPE*elm,
TAILQ_ENTRYNAME);
TAILQ_INSERT_BEFORE(TYPE*listelm, TYPE*elm, TAILQ_ENTRYNAME);
TAILQ_REMOVE(TAILQ_HEAD*head, TYPE*elm, TAILQ_ENTRYNAME);
TAILQ_REPLACE(TAILQ_HEAD*head, TYPE*elm, TYPE*new, TAILQ_ENTRYNAME);
TAILQ_CONCAT(TAILQ_HEAD*head1, TAILQ_HEAD*head2, TAILQ_ENTRYNAME);
STAILQ_HEAD(HEADNAME, TYPE);
STAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(head);
STAILQ_ENTRY(TYPE);
TYPE*STAILQ_FIRST(STAILQ_HEAD*head);
intSTAILQ_EMPTY(STAILQ_HEAD*head);
TYPE*STAILQ_NEXT(TYPE*elm, STAILQ_ENTRYNAME);
TYPE*STAILQ_LAST(STAILQ_HEAD*head, TYPE*elm, STAILQ_ENTRYNAME);
STAILQ_FOREACH(TYPE*var, STAILQ_HEAD*head, STAILQ_ENTRYNAME);
STAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(TYPE*var, STAILQ_HEAD*head, STAILQ_ENTRYNAME,
TYPE*tmp);
STAILQ_INIT(STAILQ_HEAD*head);
STAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(STAILQ_HEAD*head, TYPE*elm, STAILQ_ENTRYNAME);
STAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(STAILQ_HEAD*head, TYPE*elm, STAILQ_ENTRYNAME);
STAILQ_INSERT_AFTER(STAILQ_HEAD*head, TYPE*listelm, TYPE*elm,
STAILQ_ENTRYNAME);
STAILQ_REMOVE_HEAD(STAILQ_HEAD*head, STAILQ_ENTRYNAME);
STAILQ_REMOVE(STAILQ_HEAD*head, TYPE*elm, TYPE, STAILQ_ENTRYNAME);
STAILQ_CONCAT(STAILQ_HEAD*head1, STAILQ_HEAD*head2);
DESCRIPTION
These macros define and operate on five types of data structures: singly-
linked lists, simple queues, lists, tail queues, and singly-linked tail
queues. All five structures support the following functionality:
1. Insertion of a new entry at the head of the list.
2. Insertion of a new entry before or after any element in the
list.
3. Removal of any entry in the list.
4. Forward traversal through the list.
Singly-linked lists are the simplest of the four data structures and
support only the above functionality. Singly-linked lists are ideal for
applications with large datasets and few or no removals, or for
implementing a LIFO queue.
Simple queues add the following functionality:
1. Entries can be added at the end of a list.
2. They may be concatenated.
However:
1. Entries may not be added before any element in the list.
2. All list insertions and removals must specify the head of the
list.
3. Each head entry requires two pointers rather than one.
Simple queues are ideal for applications with large datasets and few or
no removals, or for implementing a FIFO queue.
All doubly linked types of data structures (lists and tail queues)
additionally allow:
1. Insertion of a new entry before any element in the list.
2. O(1) removal of any entry in the list.
However:
1. Each element requires two pointers rather than one.
2. Code size and execution time of operations (except for
removal) is about twice that of the singly-linked data-
structures.
Linked lists are the simplest of the doubly linked data structures and
support only the above functionality over singly-linked lists.
Tail queues add the following functionality:
1. Entries can be added at the end of a list.
2. They may be concatenated.
However:
1. All list insertions and removals, except insertion before
another element, must specify the head of the list.
2. Each head entry requires two pointers rather than one.
3. Code size is about 15% greater and operations run about 20%
slower than lists.
Circular queues add the following functionality:
1. Entries can be added at the end of a list.
2. They may be traversed backwards, from tail to head.
However:
1. All list insertions and removals must specify the head of the
list.
2. Each head entry requires two pointers rather than one.
3. The termination condition for traversal is more complex.
4. Code size is about 40% greater and operations run about 45%
slower than lists.
In the macro definitions, TYPE is the name of a user defined structure,
that must contain a field of type SLIST_ENTRY, LIST_ENTRY, SIMPLEQ_ENTRY,
TAILQ_ENTRY, or STAILQ_ENTRY, named NAME. The argument HEADNAME is the
name of a user defined structure that must be declared using the macros
LIST_HEAD, SIMPLEQ_HEAD, SLIST_HEAD, or TAILQ_HEAD. See the examples
below for further explanation of how these macros are used.
SummaryofOperations
The following table summarizes the supported macros for each type of data
structure.
+----------------------+-------+------+---------+-------+--------+
| | SLIST | LIST | SIMPLEQ | TAILQ | STAILQ |
+----------------------+-------+------+---------+-------+--------+
|_FIRST | + | + | + | + | + |
|_EMPTY | + | + | + | + | + |
|_NEXT | + | + | + | + | + |
|_PREV | - | - | - | + | - |
|_LAST | - | - | + | + | + |
|_FOREACH | + | + | + | + | + |
|_FOREACH_SAFE | + | + | + | + | + |
|_FOREACH_REVERSE | - | - | - | + | - |
|_FOREACH_REVERSE_SAFE | - | - | - | + | - |
|_INSERT_HEAD | + | + | + | + | + |
|_INSERT_AFTER | + | + | + | + | + |
|_INSERT_BEFORE | - | + | - | + | - |
|_INSERT_TAIL | - | - | + | + | + |
|_REMOVE | + | + | + | + | + |
|_REMOVE_HEAD | + | - | + | - | + |
|_REMOVE_AFTER | - | - | + | - | + |
|_REPLACE | - | + | - | + | - |
|_CONCAT | - | - | + | + | + |
+----------------------+-------+------+---------+-------+--------+
SINGLY-LINKEDLISTS
A singly-linked list is headed by a structure defined by the SLIST_HEAD
macro. This structure contains a single pointer to the first element on
the list. The elements are singly linked for minimum space and pointer
manipulation overhead at the expense of O(n) removal for arbitrary
elements. New elements can be added to the list after an existing
element or at the head of the list. An SLIST_HEAD structure is declared
as follows:
SLIST_HEAD(HEADNAME, TYPE) head;
where HEADNAME is the name of the structure to be defined, and TYPE is
the type of the elements to be linked into the list. A pointer to the
head of the list can later be declared as:
struct HEADNAME *headp;
(The names head and headp are user selectable.)
The macro SLIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER evaluates to an initializer for the list
head.
The macro SLIST_ENTRY declares a structure that connects the elements in
the list.
The macro SLIST_FIRST returns the first element in the list or NULL if
the list is empty.
The macro SLIST_EMPTY evaluates to true if there are no elements in the
list.
The macro SLIST_NEXT returns the next element in the list.
SLIST_FOREACH traverses the list referenced by head in the forward
direction, assigning each element in turn to var.
The SAFE version uses tmp to hold the next element, so var may be freed
or removed from the list.
The macro SLIST_INIT initializes the list referenced by head.
The macro SLIST_INSERT_HEAD inserts the new element elm at the head of
the list.
The macro SLIST_INSERT_AFTER inserts the new element elm after the
element listelm.
The macro SLIST_REMOVE removes the element elm from the list.
The macro SLIST_REMOVE_HEAD removes the first element from the head of
the list. For optimum efficiency, elements being removed from the head
of the list should explicitly use this macro instead of the generic
SLIST_REMOVE macro.
The macro SLIST_REMOVE_AFTER removes the element after the one specified.
For optimum efficiency, elements being removed after a specified one
should explicitly use this macro instead of the generic SLIST_REMOVESINGLY-LINKEDLISTEXAMPLE
SLIST_HEAD(slisthead, entry) head =
SLIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER(head);
struct slisthead *headp; /* Singly-linked List head. */
struct entry {
...
SLIST_ENTRY(entry) entries; /* Singly-linked List. */
...
} *n1, *n2, *n3, *np;
SLIST_INIT(&head); /* Initialize the list. */
n1 = malloc(sizeof(struct entry)); /* Insert at the head. */
SLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&head, n1, entries);
n2 = malloc(sizeof(struct entry)); /* Insert after. */
SLIST_INSERT_AFTER(n1, n2, entries);
SLIST_REMOVE(&head, n2, entry, entries);/* Deletion. */
free(n2);
n3 = SLIST_FIRST(&head);
SLIST_REMOVE_HEAD(&head, entries); /* Deletion from the head. */
free(n3);
/* Forward traversal. */
SLIST_FOREACH(np, &head, entries)
np-> ...
while (!SLIST_EMPTY(&head)) { /* List Deletion. */
n1 = SLIST_FIRST(&head);
SLIST_REMOVE_HEAD(&head, entries);
free(n1);
}
LISTS
A list is headed by a structure defined by the LIST_HEAD macro. This
structure contains a single pointer to the first element on the list.
The elements are doubly linked so that an arbitrary element can be
removed without traversing the list. New elements can be added to the
list after an existing element, before an existing element, or at the
head of the list. A LIST_HEAD structure is declared as follows:
LIST_HEAD(HEADNAME, TYPE) head;
where HEADNAME is the name of the structure to be defined, and TYPE is
the type of the elements to be linked into the list. A pointer to the
head of the list can later be declared as:
struct HEADNAME *headp;
(The names head and headp are user selectable.)
The macro LIST_ENTRY declares a structure that connects the elements in
the list.
The macro LIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER provides a value which can be used to
initialize a list head at compile time, and is used at the point that the
list head variable is declared, like:
struct HEADNAME head = LIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER(head);
The macro LIST_FIRST returns the first element of the list head.
The macro LIST_EMPTY returns true if the list head has no elements.
The macro LIST_NEXT returns the element after the element elm.
The macro LIST_FOREACH traverses the list referenced by head in the
forward direction, assigning each element in turn to var.
The SAFE version uses tmp to hold the next element, so var may be freed
or removed from the list.
The macro LIST_INIT initializes the list referenced by head.
The macro LIST_INSERT_AFTER inserts the new element elm after the element
listelm.
The macro LIST_INSERT_BEFORE inserts the new element elm before the
element listelm.
The macro LIST_INSERT_HEAD inserts the new element elm at the head of the
list.
The macro LIST_REMOVE removes the element elm from the list.
The macro LIST_REPLACE replaces the element elm with new in the list.
The macro LIST_MOVE moves the list headed by head1 onto the list headed
by head2, always making the former empty.
LISTEXAMPLE
LIST_HEAD(listhead, entry) head;
struct listhead *headp; /* List head. */
struct entry {
...
LIST_ENTRY(entry) entries; /* List. */
...
} *n1, *n2, *np;
LIST_INIT(&head); /* Initialize the list. */
n1 = malloc(sizeof(struct entry)); /* Insert at the head. */
LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&head, n1, entries);
n2 = malloc(sizeof(struct entry)); /* Insert after. */
LIST_INSERT_AFTER(n1, n2, entries);
n2 = malloc(sizeof(struct entry)); /* Insert before. */
LIST_INSERT_BEFORE(n1, n2, entries);
/* Forward traversal. */
LIST_FOREACH(np, &head, entries)
np-> ...
/* Delete. */
while (LIST_FIRST(&head) != NULL)
LIST_REMOVE(LIST_FIRST(&head), entries);
if (LIST_EMPTY(&head)) /* Test for emptiness. */
printf("nothing to do\n");
SIMPLEQUEUES
A simple queue is headed by a structure defined by the SIMPLEQ_HEAD
macro. This structure contains a pair of pointers, one to the first
element in the simple queue and the other to the last element in the
simple queue. The elements are singly linked for minimum space and
pointer manipulation overhead at the expense of O(n) removal for
arbitrary elements. New elements can be added to the queue after an
existing element, at the head of the queue, or at the end of the queue.
A SIMPLEQ_HEAD structure is declared as follows:
SIMPLEQ_HEAD(HEADNAME, TYPE) head;
where HEADNAME is the name of the structure to be defined, and TYPE is
the type of the elements to be linked into the simple queue. A pointer
to the head of the simple queue can later be declared as:
struct HEADNAME *headp;
(The names head and headp are user selectable.)
The macro SIMPLEQ_ENTRY declares a structure that connects the elements
in the simple queue.
The macro SIMPLEQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER provides a value which can be used to
initialize a simple queue head at compile time, and is used at the point
that the simple queue head variable is declared, like:
struct HEADNAME head = SIMPLEQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(head);
The macro SIMPLEQ_FIRST returns the first element of the simple queue
head.
The macro SIMPLEQ_EMPTY returns true if the simple queue head has no
elements.
The macro SIMPLEQ_NEXT returns the element after the element elm.
The macro SIMPLEQ_LAST returns the last item on the tail queue. If the
tail queue is empty the return value is NULL.
The macro SIMPLEQ_FOREACH traverses the tail queue referenced by head in
the forward direction, assigning each element in turn to var.
The SAFE version uses tmp to hold the next element, so var may be freed
or removed from the list.
The macro SIMPLEQ_INIT initializes the simple queue referenced by head.
The macro SIMPLEQ_INSERT_HEAD inserts the new element elm at the head of
the simple queue.
The macro SIMPLEQ_INSERT_TAIL inserts the new element elm at the end of
the simple queue.
The macro SIMPLEQ_INSERT_AFTER inserts the new element elm after the
element listelm.
The macro SIMPLEQ_REMOVE_HEAD removes the first element from the head of
the simple queue. For optimum efficiency, elements being removed from
the head of the queue should explicitly use this macro instead of the
generic SIMPLQ_REMOVE macro.
The macro SIMPLEQ_REMOVE_AFTER removes the element after the one
specified from the simple queue. For optimum efficiency, elements being
removed after specified elements should explicitly use this macro instead
of the generic SIMPLQ_REMOVE macro.
The macro SIMPLEQ_REMOVE removes elm from the simple queue.
The macro SIMPLEQ_CONCAT concatenates the tail queue headed by head2 onto
the end of the one headed by head1, removing all entries from the former.
SIMPLEQUEUEEXAMPLE
SIMPLEQ_HEAD(simplehead, entry) head;
struct simplehead *headp; /* Simple queue head. */
struct entry {
...
SIMPLEQ_ENTRY(entry) entries; /* Simple queue. */
...
} *n1, *n2, *np;
SIMPLEQ_INIT(&head); /* Initialize the queue. */
n1 = malloc(sizeof(struct entry)); /* Insert at the head. */
SIMPLEQ_INSERT_HEAD(&head, n1, entries);
n1 = malloc(sizeof(struct entry)); /* Insert at the tail. */
SIMPLEQ_INSERT_TAIL(&head, n1, entries);
n2 = malloc(sizeof(struct entry)); /* Insert after. */
SIMPLEQ_INSERT_AFTER(&head, n1, n2, entries);
/* Forward traversal. */
SIMPLEQ_FOREACH(np, &head, entries)
np-> ...
/* Delete. */
while (SIMPLEQ_FIRST(&head) != NULL)
SIMPLEQ_REMOVE_HEAD(&head, entries);
if (SIMPLEQ_EMPTY(&head)) /* Test for emptiness. */
printf("nothing to do\n");
TAILQUEUES
A tail queue is headed by a structure defined by the TAILQ_HEAD macro.
This structure contains a pair of pointers, one to the first element in
the tail queue and the other to the last element in the tail queue. The
elements are doubly linked so that an arbitrary element can be removed
without traversing the tail queue. New elements can be added to the
queue after an existing element, before an existing element, at the head
of the queue, or at the end the queue. A TAILQ_HEAD structure is
declared as follows:
TAILQ_HEAD(HEADNAME, TYPE) head;
where HEADNAME is the name of the structure to be defined, and TYPE is
the type of the elements to be linked into the tail queue. A pointer to
the head of the tail queue can later be declared as:
struct HEADNAME *headp;
(The names head and headp are user selectable.)
The macro TAILQ_ENTRY declares a structure that connects the elements in
the tail queue.
The macro TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER provides a value which can be used to
initialize a tail queue head at compile time, and is used at the point
that the tail queue head variable is declared, like:
struct HEADNAME head = TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(head);
The macro TAILQ_FIRST returns the first element of the tail queue head.
The macro TAILQ_NEXT returns the element after the element elm.
The macro TAILQ_LAST returns the last item on the tail queue. If the
tail queue is empty the return value is NULL.
The macro TAILQ_PREV returns the previous item on the tail queue, from
the one specified. If the tail queue is empty the return value is NULL.
The macro TAILQ_EMPTY returns true if the tail queue head has no
elements.
The macros TAILQ_FOREACH, TAILQ_FOREACH_REVERSE, TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE, and
TAILQ_FOREACH_REVERSE_SAFE traverse the tail queue referenced by head in
the forward or reverse direction direction, assigning each element in
turn to var.
The SAFE versions use tmp to hold the next element, so var may be freed
or removed from the list.
The macro TAILQ_INIT initializes the tail queue referenced by head.
The macro TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD inserts the new element elm at the head of
the tail queue.
The macro TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL inserts the new element elm at the end of the
tail queue.
The macro TAILQ_INSERT_AFTER inserts the new element elm after the
element listelm.
The macro TAILQ_INSERT_BEFORE inserts the new element elm before the
element listelm.
The macro TAILQ_REMOVE removes the element elm from the tail queue.
The macro TAILQ_REPLACE replaces the element elm with the new one
specified in the tail queue.
The macro TAILQ_CONCAT concatenates the tail queue headed by head2 onto
the end of the one headed by head1, removing all entries from the former.
TAILQUEUEEXAMPLE
TAILQ_HEAD(tailhead, entry) head;
struct tailhead *headp; /* Tail queue head. */
struct entry {
...
TAILQ_ENTRY(entry) entries; /* Tail queue. */
...
} *n1, *n2, *np;
TAILQ_INIT(&head); /* Initialize the queue. */
n1 = malloc(sizeof(struct entry)); /* Insert at the head. */
TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&head, n1, entries);
n1 = malloc(sizeof(struct entry)); /* Insert at the tail. */
TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&head, n1, entries);
n2 = malloc(sizeof(struct entry)); /* Insert after. */
TAILQ_INSERT_AFTER(&head, n1, n2, entries);
n2 = malloc(sizeof(struct entry)); /* Insert before. */
TAILQ_INSERT_BEFORE(n1, n2, entries);
/* Forward traversal. */
TAILQ_FOREACH(np, &head, entries)
np-> ...
/* Reverse traversal. */
TAILQ_FOREACH_REVERSE(np, &head, tailhead, entries)
np-> ...
/* Delete. */
while (TAILQ_FIRST(&head) != NULL)
TAILQ_REMOVE(&head, TAILQ_FIRST(&head), entries);
if (TAILQ_EMPTY(&head)) /* Test for emptiness. */
printf("nothing to do\n");
SINGLYLINKEDTAILQUEUES
The macros prefixed with ``STAILQ_'' (STAILQ_HEAD,
STAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER, STAILQ_ENTRY, STAILQ_FOREACH,
STAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE, STAILQ_FIRST, STAILQ_EMPTY, STAILQ_NEXT,
STAILQ_LAST, STAILQ_INIT, STAILQ_INSERT_HEAD, STAILQ_INSERT_TAIL,
STAILQ_INSERT_AFTER, STAILQ_REMOVE_HEAD, STAILQ_REMOVE, and
STAILQ_CONCAT) are functionally identical to these simple queue
functions, and are provided for compatibility with FreeBSD.
NOTES
Some of these macros or functions perform no error checking, and invalid
usage leads to undefined behaviour. In the case of macros or functions
that expect their arguments to be elements that are present in the list
or queue, passing an element that is not present is invalid.
HISTORY
The queue functions first appeared in 4.4BSD. The SIMPLEQ functions
first appeared in NetBSD 1.2. The SLIST and STAILQ functions first
appeared in FreeBSD 2.1.5.
NetBSD 7.1.2 May 17, 2014 NetBSD 7.1.2